A cDNA clone encoding a seven‐transmembrane domain, G‐protein‐coupled receptor
(NPFR76F, also called GPCR60), has been isolated from Drosophila melanogaster …

The central complex is one of the most prominent neuropils in the insect brain. It has been
implicated in the control of locomotor activity and is considered as a pre-motor center …

Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

Animals are born with a rich repertoire of robust behaviors that are critical for their survival.
However, innate behaviors are also highly adaptable to an animal's internal state and …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is pivotal in the coordinated regulation of food intake, growth, and
reproduction, ensuring that procreation and growth occur only when food is abundant and …

Numerous neuropeptide systems have been implicated to coordinately control energy
homeostasis, both centrally and peripherally. However, the vertebrate neuropeptide Y (NPY) …

Insulin/IGF-like signaling regulates the development, growth, fecundity, metabolic
homeostasis, stress resistance and lifespan in worms, flies and mammals. Eight insulin-like …

Feeding behavior is one of the most essential activities in animals, which is tightly regulated
by neuroendocrine factors. Drosophila melanogaster short neuropeptide F (sNPF) and the …

Insulin and insulin growth factor have central roles in growth,, metabolism and ageing, of
animals, including Drosophila melanogaster. In Drosophila, insulin-like peptides (Dilps) are …

Natural isolates of C. elegans exhibit either solitary or social feeding behavior. Solitary
foragers move slowly on a bacterial lawn and disperse across it, while social foragers move …